Offerings & Events
Communion, ceremony, and enlightenment are integral to the healing path.
We believe that being with and having others be with us is profoundly powerful.
In community, we are lean into and transform in ways that we cannot — or don’t want to — do alone.
In collaboration with our community of healers, practitioners, and guides Shelterwood Collective offers:
Gatherings & Experiences to cultivate connection, creativity, and vitality
Process & Therapy Groups to foster brave, support spaces for communal grow
Workshops & Trainings to raise awareness and deepen learning
Rituals & Retreats to protect sacred space to integrate mind, body, and spirit
We invite you to gather, commune, and grow with us.
Consult Circle with Shelley Green
VIRTUAL | FOR MEMBERS
This bi-weekly virtual consult group offers a consistent, relational space for psychotherapists and mental health counselors to reflect on clinical work, integrate perspective, and reduce professional isolation. Facilitated by Shelley Green, this group emphasizes ethical practice, thoughtful case consultation, and collaborative learning within a supportive, non-evaluative container. Members are welcome to attend regularly or drop in as needed, creating an accessible commons for ongoing clinical support.
The Clinic | Inviting the Body into the Session: Active Somatic Tools for Everyday Clinical Practice
HYBRID | FOR PRACTITIONERS
An experiential workshop offering accessible, consent-based tools for bringing the body more fully into sessions — through movement, imagery, and sensation. Facilitated by Kyra Haglund, we'll track nervous system states, explore somatic practices for difficult emotions, and bring it together in a demo session.
Art Walk | Chrysalis
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
Please join us in The Apothecary for the opening of Chrysalis. This group exhibition, featuring work by Austyn McCall, Sarah Kelley, Serrah Russell, and Soo Hong explores themes of transition, thresholds and becomings.
Book Swap
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
Join us in The Apothecary for a book swap. Leave with a new read ready for summer.
Skillshare | Access by Design: Disability Accessibility Considerations in Private Practice
VIRTUAL | FOR MEMBERS
This workshop is designed to equip practitioners with the knowledge and practical tools needed to create accessible, inclusive practices using the principles of universal design. Learn about common barriers disabled folks may encounter when seeking care and how to proactively reduce or eliminate these barriers in digital and physical spaces.
Consult Circle with Shelley Green
VIRTUAL | FOR MEMBERS
This bi-weekly virtual consult group offers a consistent, relational space for psychotherapists and mental health counselors to reflect on clinical work, integrate perspective, and reduce professional isolation. Facilitated by Shelley Green, this group emphasizes ethical practice, thoughtful case consultation, and collaborative learning within a supportive, non-evaluative container. Members are welcome to attend regularly or drop in as needed, creating an accessible commons for ongoing clinical support.
What We Carry: A Community Grief Circle
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
In this two-hour circle, we will co-create a container for the grief that lives in our bodies and hearts: grief for personal losses and grief for the state of our world. We will weave together explorations of grief through movement and somatic practices, poetry, song, and sharing and deep listening.
Death Cafe
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
Death is something we all share, yet we rarely get the chance to talk about it openly. The Seattle Death Cafe is a cozy, welcoming space where we gather, with tea and treats, to speak freely about death, dying, and what it means to be human.
Consult Circle with Shelley Green
VIRTUAL | FOR MEMBERS
This bi-weekly virtual consult group offers a consistent, relational space for psychotherapists and mental health counselors to reflect on clinical work, integrate perspective, and reduce professional isolation. Facilitated by Shelley Green, this group emphasizes ethical practice, thoughtful case consultation, and collaborative learning within a supportive, non-evaluative container. Members are welcome to attend regularly or drop in as needed, creating an accessible commons for ongoing clinical support.
Making Space
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
A monthly open studio offering a relaxed, drop-in space to gather, create, and connect over art, snacks, and drinks. Optional art-therapy–inspired prompts available. Supplies provided.
The Clinic | Walking Each Other Home
HYBRID | FOR PRACTITIONERS
Facilitated by Gitika Talwar, this workshop introduces the idea of “healer-initiated peer support groups,” a hybrid framework designed to equip you with the values, skills and creative ideas to co-create liberatory peer support groups. This offering will equip practitioners and laypersons with the values and skills to create healing spaces and co-create an ecosystem for liberation.
Skillshare | Therapeutic Potential of Holotropic Breathwork
VIRTUAL | FOR MEMBERS
This workshop, facilitated by Drew Alt, introduces the therapeutic potential of Holotropic Breathwork, exploring how expanded states of consciousness can support healing, insight, and transformation. Designed for practitioners and healers, this skillshare offers a broader map of the psyche—including biographical, perinatal, and transpersonal dimensions—and invites participants to consider the value of direct experience in understanding this work. Participants will gain practical insight into preparation and integration, and learn how to connect with facilitators offering this work.
Resource Share | Multi-State Licensure
FOR MEMBERS | VIRTUAL
Are you a licensed mental health clinician ready to expand your practice beyond your home state? Whether you're responding to client demand, embracing telehealth's reach, or building a more resilient business, obtaining licensure in multiple states is one of the most strategic moves you can make — and one of the most misunderstood. Facilitated by Christine Suffield, a clinician licensed in 6 states herself, this space will break down the complex, state-by-state landscape of mental health licensure into actionable steps you can actually use.
Thresholds: Become an Approved Supervisor Training
HYBRID | FOR PRACTITIONERS
Join seasoned clinicians, supervisors, and educators Abby Wong-Heffter and Nicole Greenwald for a two-day, immersive experience that centers an embodied, communal approach to becoming a Washington approved supervisor. Our 15 credit hour training goes beyond the legal and practical components to provide a development framework and embodied practice of supervision, consultation, and mentorship.
The Grove: A Community Reading Circle
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
The Grove is curated by collective member, Jill Arndt. Jill is a mental health therapist in Fremont, Seattle. She specializes in working with relationships. She is excited to offer this circle to the community as a fellow journeyer in life! Books offer a space for us to connect and to process (or simply be) with others in the daunting questions we often face as humans who are constantly in relationship with ourselves and others.
Somatic Cacao Circle
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
Join Amy Kovner, MS, LMHC, CN in a space of deep nourishment, connection, and self-expression. Through the heart-opening medicine of cacao, guided meditation, sound healing, movement, and community, these somatic circles offer a rare opportunity to reconnect—with yourself, with others, and with the wisdom of your body.
Resource Share: Soul Work Meets Scale
FOR MEMBERS | VIRTUAL
A practical, heart-centered workshop for therapists and healers who want to deepen their intuitive abilities while building sustainable, ethical practices. Learn how to align spiritual gifts with clear offerings, consistent outreach, and financially healthy structures, without sacrificing integrity or care.
Making Space
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
A monthly open studio offering a relaxed, drop-in space to gather, create, and connect over art, snacks, and drinks. Optional art-therapy–inspired prompts available. Supplies provided.
Meeting Yourself Where You Are | An Introduction to Working with Flower Essences
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
Join flower essence practitioner and herbalist Phelicia Magnusson of Queen & Crow Healing Arts for Meeting Yourself Where You Are: An Introduction to Working with Flower Essences
Flower essences are gentle, energetic medicines that meet us where we are. In this experiential class, we’ll explore what flower essences are, how they’re made, and how they can support emotional healing and self-awareness. Participants will have the opportunity to work directly with essences and practice noticing sensation, emotion, and awareness in the body.
Neurodivergent Affirming Kid & Teen Therapists' Peer Consult Group
VIRTUAL | FOR PRACTITIONERS
This monthly Washington Neurodivergent Affirming Kid & Teen Therapists' Peer Consult Group is facilitated by Chessie Snider & Jen John. If you're a Child-Centered Play Therapist, Synergetic Play Therapist, TF-CBT Therapist, EMDR therapist, or Child-Parent Relationship Therapist or other modality, this is for you.
Cacao + Breathwork
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
Join Amy Kovner, MS, LMHC, CN for an offering that combines ceremonial cacao with a guided conscious connected breathwork journey. Experience emotional release, listen inward and reconnect with your inner wisdom.
Greenhouse: Business Tune In & Tune Up
HYBRID | FOR MEMBERS
Our quarterly, members-only space to work on your business, not just in it. We'll reflect on the year so far, align on late spring goals, and sharpen our thinking together through collaboration, masterminding, live coaching, and accountability.
Consult Circle with Shelley Green
VIRTUAL | FOR MEMBERS
This bi-weekly virtual consult group offers a consistent, relational space for psychotherapists and mental health counselors to reflect on clinical work, integrate perspective, and reduce professional isolation. Facilitated by Shelley Green, this group emphasizes ethical practice, thoughtful case consultation, and collaborative learning within a supportive, non-evaluative container. Members are welcome to attend regularly or drop in as needed, creating an accessible commons for ongoing clinical support.
Good Grief
A healing space to share and process your grief. All types of loss are welcome. Drawing from the creative arts, drama therapy, ritual, and somatic practices, this 6-week, in person group container offers a unique alternative to healing that privileges authentic expression.
Supervision Circle: Solomon Chan
HYBRID | FOR MEMBERS
Supervision is not only a requirement for licensure, it’s a vital relational practice — one that shapes how clinicians learn to think, feel, and work in the presence of others. Our Supervision Circles are intentional, intimate, and accessible spaces for associate-level therapists seeking high-quality supervision within a communal learning environment. This circle, supervised by Solomon Chan, is designed to support clinical development, ethical discernment, professional identity formation, and address balance/integration of life as therapists who are on and off the clock through collaborative, cross cultural, and intergenerational mentorship.
Skillshare: Exploring Child-Centered Play Therapy
VIRTUAL | FOR MEMBERS
This brief introduction to Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) explores play as the language of healing to support co-regulation and resilience through a relationship-based approach.
Cultural Awareness & Competency | Moving from Cultural Appropriation Towards Cultural Attunement Using Integrative Mindfulness
VIRTUAL | FOR PRACTITIONERS
Join Gitika "Dr G" Talwar PhD in an online course to learn about radical mindfulness which reflects how mindfulness and advocacy can co-exist to advance the healing and liberatory goals of individuals and communities.
Supervision Circle with Andrew Fontana
IN PERSON | FOR MEMBERS
Supervision is not only a requirement for licensure, it’s a vital relational practice — one that shapes how clinicians learn to think, feel, and work in the presence of others. Our Supervision Circles are intentional, intimate, and accessible spaces for associate-level therapists seeking high-quality supervision within a communal learning environment. This circle, supervised by Andrew Fontana, is designed to support clinical development, ethical discernment, and professional identity formation through collaborative, intergenerational mentorship.
Shelterwood Retreat Single Day Experience
Shelterwood Retreat Day Pass | April 4 , 2026 | Whidbey Institute
As healers, helpers, space tenders, and feelers — we hold so much. This retreat is an invitation to step away, receive, and restore. Join us for embodied ritual, somatic practices, and time together in nature. Held by seasoned facilitators and co-created in community.
Shelterwood Retreat
Shelterwood Retreat | April 3-5 , 2026 | Whidbey Institute
As healers, helpers, space tenders, and feelers — we hold so much. This retreat is an invitation to step away, receive, and restore. Join us for embodied ritual, somatic practices, and time together in nature. Held by seasoned facilitators and co-created in community.
Art Walk | The Weight of Soft Things | Reed McCoy
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
Please join us in The Apothecary for The Weight of Soft Things, a solo exhibition by Reed McCoy.
Making Space
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
A monthly open studio offering a relaxed, drop-in space to gather, create, and connect over art, snacks, and drinks. Optional art-therapy–inspired prompts available. Supplies provided.
The Grove: A Community Reading Circle
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
The Grove is curated by collective member, Jill Arndt. Jill is a mental health therapist in Fremont, Seattle. She specializes in working with relationships. She is excited to offer this circle to the community as a fellow journeyer in life! Books offer a space for us to connect and to process (or simply be) with others in the daunting questions we often face as humans who are constantly in relationship with ourselves and others.
Resource Share | Pathways Toward Licensure
FOR MEMBERS | VIRTUAL
Co-facilitated by Nicole Greenwald and Solomon Chan, this hour will be part interview, part Q+A, and part collegial conversation. Together, we’ll explore the licensure journey as both a practical process and a meaningful developmental arc.
Spring Equinox Propagation Exchange
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
Join us in The Apothecary to celebrate the arrival of spring with a community houseplant cutting and propagation exchange.
Collective Wisdom: Artificial Intimacy — AI, Technology, and the Future of Relating
HYBRID | FOR PRACTITIONERS
As AI and technology increasingly shape how we relate, this spring’s Collective Wisdom dialogue invites healing practitioners into a grounded, interdisciplinary conversation about Artificial Intimacy: AI, Technology, & the Future of Relating/. Together, we’ll explore how these tools influence our nervous systems, relational patterns, and capacity for genuine human intimacy—without fear or idealization.
Cacao + Breathwork
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
Join Amy Kovner, MS, LMHC, CN for an offering that combines ceremonial cacao with a guided conscious connected breathwork journey. Experience emotional release, listen inward and reconnect with your inner wisdom.
Consult Circle with Shelley Green
VIRTUAL | FOR MEMBERS
This bi-weekly virtual consult group offers a consistent, relational space for psychotherapists and mental health counselors to reflect on clinical work, integrate perspective, and reduce professional isolation. Facilitated by Shelley Green, this group emphasizes ethical practice, thoughtful case consultation, and collaborative learning within a supportive, non-evaluative container. Members are welcome to attend regularly or drop in as needed, creating an accessible commons for ongoing clinical support.
Creative Healers Hub
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
A monthly, in-person gathering space for healers, creatives and activists who are actively pursuing the infusion of creativity and healing in their professional work. This is a free community offering from Return to the Table, a collaboration between Melissa Deeken & Soodeh Montazeri.
Skillshare: Shame as Attachment Figure
VIRTUAL | FOR MEMBERS
How might we understand and work with shame in a more explicit and life-giving way by viewing chronic shame as a primary attachment figure. This month’s lunch-and-learn workshop, facilitated by Andrew Fontana, will look at shame through the lens of Attachment theory.
The Clinic: Offering Experiments in Expressive Arts in Therapy
HYBRID | FOR PRACTITIONERS
Explore ways to integrate Expressive arts therapy into your practice with Pamela Krueger. You will have the opportunity to experience several creative process examples, along with the related clinical foundations and principles to support them, to gain initial competence in thinking about this therapeutic approach.
Somatic Cacao Circle
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
Join Amy Kovner, MS, LMHC, CN in a space of deep nourishment, connection, and self-expression. Through the heart-opening medicine of cacao, guided meditation, sound healing, movement, and community, these somatic circles offer a rare opportunity to reconnect—with yourself, with others, and with the wisdom of your body.
Art Walk | The Weight of Soft Things | Reed McCoy
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
Please join us in The Apothecary for the The Weight of Soft Things, a solo exhibition by Reed McCoy.
Consult Circle with Shelley Green
VIRTUAL | FOR MEMBERS
This bi-weekly virtual consult group offers a consistent, relational space for psychotherapists and mental health counselors to reflect on clinical work, integrate perspective, and reduce professional isolation. Facilitated by Shelley Green, this group emphasizes ethical practice, thoughtful case consultation, and collaborative learning within a supportive, non-evaluative container. Members are welcome to attend regularly or drop in as needed, creating an accessible commons for ongoing clinical support.